Footings are like your feet. They anchor the house to the ground and support the foundation. Adding footings to an existing building is one of the specialties of LARC, a construction company in LA. As to the typical cost of adding footings, it depends on the existing house. The average is $5000. If the project…
Few experiences are more terrifying than a devastating earthquake. One moment, everything is fine. In the next, the world is literally shaking apart. For years, “the big one” has been fabled to hit the Los Angeles area. Despite people taking greater precautions as a whole, some buildings don’t have all of the safeguards they could….
Many properties in Los Angeles have to comply with a recent piece of legislation from the city which requires that certain buildings be strengthened against the threat of earthquakes. This is as a result of some problems with the durability of some buildings constructed before 1978, which has caused structural failure and raised the threat…
In Southern California and Los Angeles, the post-war fashion for soft-story builds is becoming a concern for many city counselors. This type of construction looks great but may pose a risk to people living with seismic activity, to the extent that LA passed a city code requiring that these soft-story properties be remodeled to make…
If you are thinking about ways to add value to your property without the need for additional buildings or extensions, then you may be interested in the idea of remodeling a particular area. Somewhere like the kitchen or the bathroom are both ideal places to start making a change, and you can add value with…
Many properties in Los Angeles and in Southern California have homes or businesses that are on a mountainside or have property that slopes. With a property like this, providing adequate protection for your foundation can be important so that you can avoid problems of flooding or soil erosion. While problems may not be immediately visible…
A “soft story retrofit” may sound a bit confusing, but it can help your home or office to withstand an earthquake. When we say “withstand an earthquake,” that includes the dangerous period after an earthquake as well. Many of our customers have chosen this particular type of retrofitting for many reasons, not all of which…
No matter what kind of business you’re in, it’s important that your commercial location look great. Even if you’re the very best at the service you offer, a commercial location that looks substandard is going to turn customers off. Over the years, our commercial retrofitting construction company in Los Angeles has helped so many different…
Foundation underpinning in Los Angeles is just one of the many foundation related services that we have to offer. This service can help your building’s foundation in many different ways, but it’s important to point out that it’s not the only way that we can help to make sure that your foundation is as strong…
In southern California, it’s important to make your property stand out. With so many gorgeous properties all throughout southern California, that’s not easy to do. Our retrofitting construction company landscaping services are available to help our customers. There’s a lot we can do to make your property look better and also, in many ways, be…
